Follow a goggle-eyed octopus as she jets through the shadows, tentacles flying behind her. Finally she finds a well-hidden den in which to lay her eggs, which will dangle from the roof like grapes on a string. In silky verse, Karen Wallace explores the mysterious world of the octopus, while Mike Bostock's flowing illustrations bring that world vividly to life.

A little girl learns how tadpoles grow into frogs in this picture book full of fascinating facts and colorful illustrations that accurately evoke each stage of a frog's growth. A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year.

Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects. A Junior Library Guild Selection Right now, all around us, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things: wasps are building nests, ants are collecting food, and dragonflies are readying for the hunt. But it's not always easy to catch sight of these six-legged creatures: you have to know where to look. Guided by this book, readers will happily become insect detectives and find out just what those bugs are up to.

A Leveled Scientific Inquiry Series. These unique readers focus on scientific inquiry and real-life situations in Earth, physical, and life sciences. In each book, an iScience Puzzle introduces a problem that the reader can solve using reasoning and the process of elimination. After observing science in action through a hands-on activity, the reader is encouraged to solve the puzzle. Each book contains student-directed, open-ended questions providing opportunity for thought or discussion. Set of 10 books, 24 pages each.

A Leveled Scientific Inquiry Series. These unique readers focus on scientific inquiry and real-life situations in Earth, physical, and life sciences. In each book, an iScience Puzzle introduces a problem that the reader can solve using reasoning and the process of elimination. After observing science in action through a hands-on activity, the reader is encouraged to solve the puzzle. Each book contains student-directed, open-ended questions providing opportunity for thought or discussion. Set of 10 books, 32 pages each.

A Leveled Scientific Inquiry Series. These unique readers focus on scientific inquiry and real-life situations in Earth, physical, and life sciences. In each book, an iScience Puzzle introduces a problem that the reader can solve using reasoning and the process of elimination. After observing science in action through a hands-on activity, the reader is encouraged to solve the puzzle. Each book contains student-directed, open-ended questions providing opportunity for thought or discussion. Set of 10 books, 48 pages each.

Have you ever wondered about the science all around us? Plants grow and change, the sun rises to warm the Earth, and matter changes from one form to another. Investigate Life, Physical, Earth, and Technology science topics, all inked to NSTA standards. Each 24-page book includes before reading vocabulary and after reading activities.

This set includes: • Animal Adaptations• Animal Habitats• Earth's Changing Surface• Floating and Sinking• Living or Nonliving?• Magnet Power• Matter Comes in All Shapes• Me and My Shadow: A Book about Light• Plant Adaptations• Plant Life Cycles• What's the Weather Like Today?

Have you ever wondered about the science all around us? Plants grow and change, the sun rises to warm the Earth, and matter changes from one form to another. Investigate Life, Physical, Earth, and Technology science topics, all inked to NSTA standards. Each 24-page book includes before reading vocabulary and after reading activities.

This set includes: • Earth Is Tilting!• Gravity! Do You Feel It?• Let's Classify Animals!• Melting Matter• Natural or Man-Made?• Plants Make Their Own Food• Seeds, Bees, and Pollen• Studying Weather and Climates• What Do Critters Do in the Winter?• What's on the Food Chain Menu?• Where Did the Water Go?• Zap! It's Electricity!

Have you ever wondered about the science all around us? Plants grow and change, the sun rises to warm the Earth, and matter changes from one form to another. Investigate Life, Physical, Earth, and Technology science topics, all inked to NSTA standards. Each 24-page book includes before reading vocabulary and after reading activities.

This set includes:• Apple Trees and the Seasons• Day and Night• How Do Plants Grow?• I Use Science Tools• I Use Simple Machines• Our Sun Brings Life• Run, Swim, Fly• Science Safety Rules• Solid or Liquid?• Stop and Go, Fast and Slow• What Is It Made Of?• Who Do I Look Like? A Book about Animal Babies

Stunning pictures and engaging words. . . . An accomplished entree to early science topics. -- Booklist (starred review) Dive into the warm ocean and swim around amid the coral and waving sea grass. Do you see an eye like a small black bead peering out at you? Linger for a while and discover the secrets of the sea horse - one of the shyest fish in the sea. With a head like a horse, a tail like a monkey, and a pouch like a kangaroo, the sea horse acts like a chameleon, changing color to ward off danger or to show that he and his mate are a lifelong pair. Watch their fascinating mating dance, as the two of them twine their tails together and twirl, before she places her eggs in his pouch to be born. Could there be a more intriguing creature of the sea?